Look at this georgeous thing: another Gravitas pocket pen (in Titanium this time) that I am using as an eye dropper.
Look at this georgeous thing: another Gravitas pocket pen (in Titanium this time) that I am using as an eye dropper.
New post: Rescued by skylarks
A more personal post than is usual for me, talking about eco-grief.
Finished reading: Widowland by C.J. Carey 📚 I practically inhaled this book in one go: chilling but impossible to put down.
Spring seems to finally have sprung.
New post: Nine keyboard layout tweaks
More tiny keyboard fun!
Apple’s Photos app just offered me a slideshow of my “Feathered Friends” over the years. Turns out I have a lot of photos of birds. Probably more than I have of people. 😏
New post: Neovim again
I’m editor-hopping again!
Beautiful sky this morning.
This kind of shenanigans does not help with the Bluetooth range of my keyboard.
Finished reading: Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron 📚This took a while to get going, but then it was completely gripping!
I have also published the source files for the keyboard and case, and the firmware if you are curious.
New post: Nine keyboard Part 2 - the case
In which I talk about the successes and failures of my first non-trivial 3D design project.
I love Detectorists. The theme tune alone relaxes me. What a treat to get a feature length episode at Christmas. ☺️
I will write it up properly soon (likely after Christmas at some point) but I couldn’t resist sharing a photo of the new keyboard case I designed now.
I got the case I designed for my Nine keyboard delivered today. I had convinced myself that it was not going to fit together or that it would have some other kind of problem because of my newbie-ness with 3D printing, but to my amazement it all fits together beautifully, and looks stunning! Beginner’s luck maybe?
New post: Introducing the Nine keyboard
I designed a PCB from scratch and made a new keyboard! Still amazed that it worked…
Finished reading: Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles 📚 This was very enjoyable, but I felt that the murder mystery element was much less interesting/prominent than the ‘learning about what the life of a rural priest is like’ element.
New post: Happy 20 Year Blogiversary to me
In which I marvel about how many words I have written over 20 years of blogging (plus a couple of months, but who is counting 😉).
That glorious moment when you get to turn off the 6am weekday alarm for a couple of weeks.
Rainbow! 🌈
New post (first in a very long time…): Hold me closer, tiny keyboard
In which I talk about the newest, most ridiculous tiny keyboard I have built which has only 18 keys.
Nice sky this morning.
Someone has decided to sleep in Mr Bsag’s discarded trousers. Honestly, I sometimes think she is half cat, half ferret.
I’m reminded again what an extraordinary voice Lisa Gerrard has. I’m listening to a new album in collaboration with composer Zbigniew Preisner called ‘It’s Not Too Late’ which was recorded in a Polish synagogue in one 45 minute long improvised session. Just astounding.
I was out for a gentle walk this morning to decompress a bit after a tough week, and saw this beauty.
